Gaziantep Oğuzeli Airport

Gaziantep Oğuzeli Airport

Gaziantep Oğuzeli Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports (DHMİ)
ServesGaziantep, Turkey
Opened1976
Coordinates36°56′52″N 37°28′44″E / 36.94778°N 37.47889°E / 36.94778; 37.47889
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
GZT
Location of airport in Turkey
GZT
GZT (Europe)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10R/28L 9,842 3,000 Concrete
10L/28R 9,842 3,000 Concrete

Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (IATA: GZT, ICAO: LTAJ) (Turkish: Gaziantep Oğuzeli Uluslararası Havalimanı) is a public airport in Gaziantep, Turkey. Inaugurated in 1976, it is 20 km from the city. Gaziantep Airport was extended with construction started in 1998, and achieved the international airport status in 2006. The passenger terminal covers an area of 5.799 m2 and has a parking lot for 400 cars.

Following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, Gaziantep became a major hub for humanitarian aid.[1][2]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Oğuzeli Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Air Albania Seasonal charter: Tirana[3]
AJet[4] Ankara,[5] Erbil,[6] Ercan, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[5]
Seasonal: Berlin[7]
Corendon Airlines Seasonal: Hannover[8]
Iraqi Airways Baghdad[9]
Pegasus Airlines Cologne/Bonn,[10] Düsseldorf,[11] Erbil,[12] Ercan,[13] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,[14] Izmir
Seasonal: Berlin,[15] London–Stansted[16]
SunExpress[17]Antalya,[18] Berlin, Düsseldorf,[19] Frankfurt, London–Stansted,[20] Izmir, Munich,[21] Stuttgart, Zurich
Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Hannover
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[22][23]

Traffic Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at GZT airport. See Wikidata query.
Gaziantep–Oğuzeli Airport passenger traffic statistics[24]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2024 2,577,231 13% 380,810 11% 2,958,041 13%
2023 2,282,944 13% 344,249 12% 2,627,193 13%
2022 2,019,436 19% 306,372 86% 2,325,808 25%
2021 1,694,871 33% 164,653 38% 1,859,524 34%
2020 1,271,409 41% 119,375 68% 1,390,784 45%
2019 2,152,284 8% 372,092 26% 2,524,376 4%
2018 2,340,849 2% 296,178 17% 2,637,027 0%
2017 2,376,737 13% 252,832 10% 2,629,569 13%
2016 2,099,976 2% 230,514 18% 2,330,490 0%
2015 2,136,123 13% 195,104 1% 2,331,227 12%
2014 1,889,937 14% 192,884 16% 2,082,821 14%
2013 1,662,457 31% 166,342 5% 1,828,799 27%
2012 1,268,715 8% 174,254 21% 1,442,969 10%
2011 1,170,025 24% 144,483 52% 1,314,508 26%
2010 944,661 33% 95,311 23% 1,039,972 25%
2009 708,673 9% 124,329 18% 833,002 10%
2008 649,344 1% 105,624 15% 754,968 3%
2007 642,232 - 92,195 - 734,427 -

References

  1. ^ "Gaziantep Airport, Key Hub for Aid, Overwhelmed With Relief Supplies". Wall Street Journal. February 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Quake aid flows into Gaziantep airport as urgency shifts to humanitarian relief". France 24. 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ https://herdemaviation.com/air-albaniadan-gaziantepe-ilk-sefer/
  4. ^ "Flight network". anadolujet.com.
  5. ^ a b Liu, Jim (13 March 2024). "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ^ Liu, Jim. "Anadolu Jet adds Erbil service from late-March 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  7. ^ "AJet NS24 Germany Network Expansion".
  8. ^ "Flights". corendonairlines.com.
  9. ^ "Iraqi Airways adds Gaziantep scheduled service from late-Dec 2017". routesonline. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Pegasus Airlines flies from Cologne/Bonn to Gaziantep". 24 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Pegasus adds Gaziantep – Dusseldorf route from late-June 2018".
  12. ^ "Pegasus Airlines expands Middle East network in 2Q19".
  13. ^ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 350. ISSN 1466-8718.
  14. ^ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 463–470. ISSN 1466-8718.
  15. ^ https://centreforaviation.com/news/pegasus-airlines-to-launch-new-europe-services-1315509
  16. ^ https://centreforaviation.com/news/pegasus-airlines-to-launch-new-europe-services-1315509
  17. ^ Liu, Jim (3 September 2020). "SunExpress 01-19SEP20 International operations as of 30AUG20". routesonline.com.
  18. ^ "Antalya". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 45–47. November 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  19. ^ Liu, Jim (27 February 2024). "SunExpress NS24 International Frequency Changes – 25FEB24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  20. ^ "SunExpress NS24 Network Expansion – 24SEP23".
  21. ^ "SunExpress NS24 Network Expansion – 24SEP23".
  22. ^ "Turkish Airlines Adds Boeing 777 Gaziantep Service in Aug/Sep 2024".
  23. ^ Liu, Jim (13 July 2022). "Turkish Airlines / AnadoluJet Aug 2022 Domestic Network Update - 10JUL22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  24. ^ "Statistics".